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Slide 1

The Russian (Cyrillic) AlphabetThere are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. Some look and sound like English letters,Some sound different, and some look different and sound different. These letters look and Practice! Can you read... sound the same as the English: = there A = checkmate = poppy = how = so…read more

Slide 2

Practice! = weight = sleep y = earThese letters look the samebut are different to English: = nose = v as in van = rubbish = height = ye as in yesterday = Moscow = n as in name = north = r as in error = fly = s as in smile = advice = oo as in cool = metro = ch as in loch = restaurant…read more

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More Practice! = rum = themeThese letters look the same asbut are different to English: = but = v as in van = dry = ye as in yesterday = arena = true = n as in name = arm/hand = r as in error = port = s as in smile = court = oo as in cool = sort = ch as in loch…read more

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Unfamiliar letters with familiar sounds: = b as in but = l as in love = g as in get = p as in paper = d as in dress = f as in farm = yo as in yonder = e as in bet = z as in zoo = yu as in Yugoslavia = ee as in meet = ya as in yard = oy as in toyPractice! = Rome = football = peace/world = goodbye = yes = Russia = thank you = hill = garden = park…read more

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Letters which might take a while toremember: = zh as in measure = ch as in chess = ts as in its More Practice! = sh as in fish = paper, journal = shch as in fresh_chicken = tea = `hard sign' no sound of its =Chaikovsky, own- changes the letters composer round it = object = i as in bill = coffee = `soft sign' ­ changes letters = horse around it. = day…read more